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Top Secret/SCI
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Engineering - Systems
Huntsville, AL (On-Site/Office)
MTSI is seeking to hire an experienced Space Systems Engineer to support our Space Based Interceptor program in Huntsville, Alabama.
Contract Overview:
Golden Dome is a national-level, whole-of-nation initiative in which you will play a critical role in advancing next-generation homeland defense capabilities. If you are seeking a fast-paced position focused on developing innovative software for the Space-Based Interceptor mission, this opportunity is designed for you.
Key Responsibilities:
System Development and Integration
Testing and Evaluation
Risk Assessment and Mitigation
Collaboration and Documentation
Required Qualifications:
Education and Experience:
Bachelor's degree with 15 years' related experience; Master's degree preferred.
Required Security Clearance:
Technical Expertise:
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Contract Overview:
Golden Dome is a national-level, whole-of-nation initiative in which you will play a critical role in advancing next-generation homeland defense capabilities. If you are seeking a fast-paced position focused on developing innovative software for the Space-Based Interceptor mission, this opportunity is designed for you.
Key Responsibilities:
System Development and Integration
- Design and develop space systems with a focus on navigation, targeting, and interceptor functionality.
- Perform system-level requirements analysis, flow-down, and validation to ensure compliance with customer specifications.
- Work collaboratively with other engineering disciplines (payload, propulsion, guidance and control, etc.) to maintain system performance standards and achieve mission objectives.
Testing and Evaluation
- Conduct engineering and qualification testing of various components and subsystems to validate performance under space conditions.
- Support integration, test planning, execution, and verification activities for full-system and subsystem evaluations.
- Analyze test data and apply findings to optimize system designs.
- Simulation and Modeling
- Develop simulations for operational scenarios, including guidance, navigation, and tracking performance.
- Leverage modeling tools to predict capabilities and failure modes for space-based interceptor systems.
Risk Assessment and Mitigation
- Identify technical risks associated with space system development and deployment and propose mitigation plans.
- Support trade studies to evaluate system alternatives and recommend solutions to enhance mission success.
- Lifecycle Sustainment
- Lead efforts in sustaining space systems, ensuring reliability and functionality over the mission lifecycle.
- Adapt existing designs and technologies to address emerging threats and mission evolutions.
Collaboration and Documentation
- Work closely with DoD customers, stakeholders, and contractors to ensure alignment with mission goals.
- Prepare technical documentation including system design reviews, test reports, and operational manuals tailored for defense applications.
Required Qualifications:
Education and Experience:
Bachelor's degree with 15 years' related experience; Master's degree preferred.
Required Security Clearance:
- Must have an Active Top-Secret Clearance with SCI Eligibility
- 5 years' prior experience for access to Special Access Program Information (SAP), or Controlled Access Program (CAP); must have 1 year in the last 5 years.
Technical Expertise:
- Expertise in space mission architectures, orbital mechanics, and subsystem design.
- Familiarity with missile defense systems and space-based technologies.
- Proficient in systems engineering tools (e.g., MATLAB, SysML, STK) and CAD software.
- Strong knowledge of government standards and practices for DoD space systems
- Experience in guidance, navigation, and control systems for interceptors or similar defense platforms.
- Hands-on experience in space hardware integration and flight qualification.
- Knowledge of emerging threats in space and counter-space capabilities.
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